Cowley Family Reunion - August 2, 2008

One Aust's Impressions of the Cowley Family Reunion Weekend

If you want to read a more coherent post about the reunion AND see some pictures you should visit Elizabeth's blog.

Corn Roast......Cinnamon Roll Bake Off (this judge says it was Uncle Tom all the way!) ......Grandma's potato salad throwdown (this judge says both were good but Aunt Eileens was closest to Grandma's).........Singed Eybrows........Asymmetrical rings in the wood = Applewood (or did Jimmy just know that Eileen & Roger had cut down an Apple Tree?) .........Beef on Weck.......Blueberry's hand picked from Burdicks........Amazing blueberry pies........a little smack talk about pie crusts from the Memmott clan........."Poppa you do the marshmallow."........Wow, that's tall corn........Can we go walk in that field?.....Katherine's first driving lesson........Building for sale in "downtown" Cattaraugus for $19,000.......The Cattaraugus County Fair........Taffy booth........BBQ chicken......Farmall tractor..........Holsteins, Brown Swiss, Angus......"The midway used to be so much bigger.".....How long can they play the game with the bean bags?.......Boy, Reese has an amazing throwing arm!.....Richard Cowley & the family tree (I hope he shares it).......demolition derby..........Aust Road......The house in Eddyville......the Cemetery Tours.........Katie, Madonna, Carol, Maryellen, Judy, Jimmy -the Buffalo cousins and how they loved coming to Uncle Larry's in the summer......Did you hear the wind with that storm?....It blew the tents, tables and benches over....Fish Fry Friday night.

There are so many more things to talk about that it will take days. It was a great weekend. It was great to see family that I haven't seen in years. It was great to go back to a place with so many fantastic memories. It's great to have new memories. I'm still not planning the next one.